Were I Laid on Greenland’s Coast

Were I laid on Greenland’s coast,
And in my arms embrac’d my lass；
Warm amidst eternal frost,
Too soon the half year’s night would pass．
Were I sold on Indian soil,
Soon as the burning day was clos’d,
I could mock the sultry toil
When on my chamber’s breast repos’d．
And I would love you all the day,
Every night would kiss and play,
If with me you’d fondly stray
Over the hills and far away．

縱使將我遣送格陵蘭的遠疆

縱使將我遣送格陵蘭的遠疆，
縱使那半年的黑夜悠遠漫長；
只要能把我的戀人擁在懷里，
長夜轉瞬即逝，千古冰雪也有春光。

縱使把我賣到印度的窮鄉辟壤，
縱使頭上終日頂著似火的驕陽；
只要我的戀人陪拌在我的身邊，
白天一晃而過，苦伇毫不放在心上。

只要你情愿隨我在崇山峻嶺漂泊，
只要你樂意拌我到海角天漄流浪；
我會成天向你表達愛意，
我會通宵對你傾訴衷腸。

約翰•蓋伊(John Gay 1685—1732)英國 只要能與 “愛人” 相聚,極地的半年長夜也會轉瞬即逝,千古的冰雪中也有春光；只要能與 “愛人” 相聚,即使賣身到驕陽似火的荒野承擔苦役也心甘情愿。愛情就是生命,生命就是愛情。但是,只有運用高雅的音符才能譜就這愛的樂章,決不可走調而變為發情的 嚎叫。否則,人類與動物就沒有區別了。